Oprah Asks Obama About Releasing Birth Certificate: "Why Did You Wait So Long?"

Oprah asks Obama the right question in this circumstance. Obama finally did the right thing and released the birth certificate. The timing now may have been as politically motivated as not releasing it was earlier, but he still finally did the right thing. He may have released it now because of all the noise Donald Trump was making, because of poll numbers showing growing doubt over the issue, or to distract from some very serious issues regarding the budget and debt ceiling that are dragging his popularity down. He most likely simply refused to release it earlier because it was a cash cow for fundraising, and because it allowed him to paint his opponents as nutters and his allies to paint his opposition as racists. The bottom line is that the original long form birth certificate should have been released years ago. Instead of fueling the conspiracy theorists and the speculation over the birth certificate by appearing to be unwilling to do something as simple as allowing a single piece of paper see the light of day, this could have been nipped in the bud at the start. Now this is truly a non-issue and the country can move on to more important issues such as the disastrous policies of the Obama administration. The country can now also be rest assured that anyone continuing to harp on about the birth certificate must have forgotten to take their medication.
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